BUILDING HOPE!

BUILDING HOMES!

Tres Rios is a local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International,
a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry, which seeks to eliminate
poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a
matter of conscience and action.

NEW PARTNER FAMILY WANTED for the next house to be built. Come to the Orientation
and Application meeting on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 10:00 am in the Board
Room at the Farmington Civic Center. We will explain the qualifications and
requirements for being considered to become the next new homeowner. The basic
qualifications are outlined below.

To qualify you must demonstrate that your current housing is inadequate.
For example: no indoor plumbing, poor heating, leaks in the roof, overcrowding
(three or more to a bedroom), unsafe or unsanitary conditions.

You need to have lived in San Juan County for a year.

Your total family income should not be much more than $32,000.00 to $40,000.00
per year depending upon the size of the family, roughly 60% of the median
income for San Juan County.

THANK YOU GIFT WRAPPING WORKERS

This year the Animas Valley Mall gave us a different space for our Gift Wrapping
Booth. We were given a store front adjacent to the theaters and across from
Fuddruckers. The space wasn’t as easily seen by the shoppers, but it was very
handy to close up at night. We didn’t have to move items to a storage unit.
All we did was pull down the gate and lock it.

With everyone’s help, we made $1,757.54 at the Gift Wrapping Booth. Then
with the additional help of ConocoPhillips employees, we will collect another
$2,000.00. ConocoPhillips donates $1,000.00 for every 40 hours of volunteer
time their workers contribute. Therefore, we rejoice that ConocoPhillips employees
donated 80 hours of time at the booth. We are extremely grateful to Trish Stuart
for recruiting her coworkers to volunteer with us. She, also, created the Excel
chart that helped us keep track of workers at the booth.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED US MAKE MONEY AND REMIND THE
COMMUNITY OF THE IMPORTANT WORK WE DO IN PROVIDING HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

(Just a brief reminder. It is not too late to make a donation to Tres Rios Habitat
and receive a New Mexico state tax credit equal to half of the value of the
donation. All checks must be received by Dec. 31.)

We are excited to announce that due to a grant
from BHP Billiton we opened The Habitat Store.

For those of you who are unaware of what The Habitat
Store is: We take the gently used items that are donated to us and make
them available to the public to purchase at thrift store prices rather than
having to purchase those type of items at chain stores for full price. Many
Habitat Affiliates have Habitat Stores and credit their stores for being
able to help more families in their communities. That is our goal with a
The Habitat Store here. Helping more families here in San Juan County is
a priority for us we believe that having The Habitat Store will help us
do so. Please look for our upcoming opportunities to help us raise funds
and awareness in order for this need to be met.

STATE TAX CREDITS STILL AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME: GET THEM
BEFORE THEY’RE GONE!

We still have state tax credits available. When you send us a donation
of $300.00 or more you will receive state tax credits for half of the value.
You also will receive the regular federal tax benefit as well. We may only
have these state tax credits for a limited time so please contact s as soon
as possible to make your donation or to get more information.

Daniel Evans is our Habitat Store Manager

Daniel Evans has strong ties in San Juan County. He was born and raised
in Farmington and graduated from Farmington High School. He received his Bachelors
from New Mexico State University and has spent the last several years working
at the Lowes Home Improvement store as a sales specialist and later as a department
manager. He does community work through volunteer hours with the Connie Mack
World Series and Emmanuel Baptist Church.

TRES RIOS HABITAT ENTERS INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH HOME DEPOT TO HELP VETERANS

Severe water damage on the roof and in the floors left two veterans wondering
how they would ever get the house fixed the way they wanted. Home Depot pledged
$18,000.00 in materials to help solve the problem. They then partnered with
Tres Rios Habitat to provide the supervision expertise and volunteers for
much of the labor. The picture above shows the flat roof portion of the house
which is being replaced with trusses. Michael Jackson and several volunteers
put up the trusses and roofing. Now the project continues with drywall, new
decking on the floor and finish work. Watch for special announcements in emails
for an opportunity to help in this project. The house is located at 205 Manana,
from Court St. go East on Shiprock. At the dead end turn left. 205 is the
blonde brick on the left.

CHRISTMAS WRAPPING TIME IS APPROACHING

Tres Rios Habitat will again have a gift wrapping booth in the Animas
Valley Mall. This year we will have our own store space near the Allen theaters.
We will need volunteers for the Friday, Saturday, and Sundays in December
from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM and all week leading up to December 24. We use
teams of four persons for two hour shifts. Gather some friends or co-workers
and volunteer. It is fun for the workers and for the customers. Email us
at habitatsanjuan@gmail.com
or call 505-326-5379 and leave a message to let us know you can help.

END OF THE YEAR DONATIONS CAN SAVE YOU MONEY IN TAXES!!!!!!

Make a donation of $300 or more to Tres Rios Habitat and receive both
a credit on federal taxes for a donation and half that amount in New Mexico
State Tax Credits!

If you want to talk with someone about the tax credits, call 326-5379
and leave a message asking Frank Hayes, Treasurer, to give you a call.

Tres Rios Habitat is able to give state tax credits for donations of
$300.00 or more. We received these additional credits when we were applying
for tax credits to give to Animas Valley Land and Water Co. for selling
us five lots at a reduced cost. Our state office for Habitat for Humanity
describes the benefits of the tax credits. "New Mexico Department of Taxation
and Revenue is offering tax credits to individuals or businesses that donate
land, buildings, cash or services to eligible affordable housing projects,
such as Habitat for Humanity. The tax credit is equal to 50% of the value
of the donation, and can go towards any State income taxes, gross receipts
taxes and compensating taxes (excluding local option gross receipts tax
imposed by a municipality or county, or the government gross receipts tax).
The tax credits may be carried over for up to five years and may be transferred
one time to any individual or business. In addition to receiving a tax credit,
you may also write off your donation as a charitable contribution on your
federal taxes. " If you want to make a donation and take advantage of these
tax credits, send your check to Tres Rios Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 324,
Farmington, NM 87499 or call the office 326-5379 and ask someone to call
you back with more details. You may also contact us with questions via email
at: habitatsanjuan@gmail.com

DESIGNATE TO TRES RIOS HABITAT THROUGH UNITED WAY AND
THE FEDERAL COMBINED CAMPAIGN

Tres Rios Habitat is not a partner agency with the San Juan County United
Way. However, contributors may designate their gifts to go to our organization.
When your company has its United Way Fund campaign, please encourage your
friends and associates to designate your gifts to Tres Rios Habitat. The
United Way will see that we receive all of the funds that are designated
to us. Federal workers may also designate funds to Tres Rios Habitat. Our
combined campaign number is: 72381.

We can provide a great deal of funding for the work of low income housing
in San Juan County when we share our personal enthusiasm with others and
ask them to designate their gifts to support our efforts.

Receive Tax Credits When You Donate to Habitat for
Humanity

New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue is offering tax credits
to individuals or businesses that donate land, buildings, cash or services
to eligible affordable housing projects, such as Habitat for Humanity. The
tax credit is equal to 50% of the value of the donation, and can go towards
any State income taxes, gross receipts taxes and compensating taxes (excluding
local option gross receipts tax imposed by a municipality or county, or
the government gross receipts tax).

The tax credits may be carried over for up to five years and may be transferred
one time to any individual or business. In addition to receiving a tax credit,
you may also write off your donation as a charitable contribution on your
federal taxes.

The tax savings alone make donating to Habitat for Humanity worth it.
For example, if an individual or business donates $10,000 to Habitat for
Humanity they will receive a tax credit of $5,000. They can then use all
of their tax credit for any state tax liability for the first year, or carry
the credit forward for up to five years. Or they can give their tax credit
to someone else that needs it. And they can still deduct $10,000 from their
federal taxes. When all is said and done, the $10,000 donation ends up costing
only $2,500 with a tax savings of $7,500. Most importantly, the donation
goes towards Habitat for Humanity’s efforts to end the affordable housing
crises in New Mexico.

DONATIONS BY INDIVIDUALS ENCOURAGED

While we acknowledge the large donations made by corporations, we want
to remember those other donations that are received from individuals. At
the current time, we receive monthly gifts from several persons. These gifts
mount up and allow the organization to pay for new houses or other bills
that keep a nonprofit organization functioning and on task. If you are willing
to make a one-time donation or to give on a regular basis, please make your
check or money order to Tres Rios Habitat for Humanity and send it to PO
Box 324, Farmington, NM 87499.

Habitat for Humanity is always grateful for help and involvement, including
cash donations, building materials and labor.